{"id":11913,"date":"2024-10-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=11913"},"modified":"2024-10-22T13:21:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T12:21:03","slug":"original-tina-dingle-jacqueline-pirie-responds-recast-didnt-ask-emmerdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/original-tina-dingle-jacqueline-pirie-responds-recast-didnt-ask-emmerdale\/","title":{"rendered":"Original Tina Dingle Jacqueline Pirie responds to recast: ‘They didn’t ask me’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week in Emmerdale, the Dingles got a big surprise when Tina Dingle returned<\/a> during Zak Dingle<\/a>\u2018s funeral. Jacqueline Pirie<\/a>, who played Tina during the 90s, has responded to the role being recast.<\/p>

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Now played by Brassic star Samantha Power, Tina caused a stir with her cutting remarks and eagerness to get her hands on the Dingle house.<\/p>\n

But viewers were left wondering why the original actress hadn\u2019t returned and now Jacqueline has had her say.<\/p>\n

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Tina arrived during Zak\u2019s funeral (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Tina Dingle returns<\/h2>\n

During Thursday\u2019s episode, the Dingles came together to say goodbye to patriarch Zak. Returning to the house to bury Zak, the family were shocked to see Tina<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tina, who is the daughter of Zak and Nellie Dingle, hadn\u2019t been seen in the Dales since 1996. But it emerged that she has stayed in contact with Mandy over the years.<\/p>

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